Venezuela's Maduro seeks support... in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran;
Waning enthusiasm for the Ukraine war;
Russia green lights nuclear tests;
Poland plans to train civilians;
A growing domestic threat

Russia, China versus human rights;
Russia's revived Neo-Nazi movement;
Europe needs a new kind of defense against Russia, Estonia argues;
A different kind of Russian purge

Rising gold prices grease Russia's war machine;
Europe's new plan for defense readiness;
How Moscow tried to subvert Moldova...;
...And is targeting Germany with hybrid tactics;
A Russian military upgrade

Europe: A problematic dependence;
Trouble (for Moscow) in the Arctic;
Enemies, enemies everywhere

Growing Russian military desertion;
A pivot away from the Mediterranean;
A mounting fuel crisis;
Freed Ukrainians count Russian torture

An AI race without Russia;
A Russian response to Europe's frozen assets plan;
Denmark warns of mounting Russian hybrid warfare;
Moscow helps Beijing prepare to seize Taiwan

Fear and loathing in Vilnius;
Another day, another Russian soft power play;
Moldova sides with Europe;
Russia's African footprint falters;
Kremlin seeks highest conscription target in nearly a decade;
Europe eyes Russia's frozen assets anew

Russia wages war on Ukraine’s future;
Moldovan president calls out Russian election interference;
Belarusian spy network discovered in Central Europe;
Navalny: Foul play after all

A steadily worsening economy;
Blood diamonds of a different sort;
Russia and China deepen their energy partnership;
Russia drones over Germany;
Moscow green lights torture

Russia banks on its Indian oil trade;
Russia tests "traditional values";
Russia imports Iranian weapons;
Reinforcements from Central Asia